Discuss the chief characteristics of jet streams in the upper troposphere. (Answer in 150 words)

Jet streams are narrow bands of very strong westerly winds that blow near the tropopause, usually between about 8–15 km, where strong horizontal temperature and pressure gradients exist.

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